HP (Hewlett-Packard) PhotoSmart R817 user manual

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HP Photosmart Digital Cameras
Technical Backgrounder
Theatre Mode
What is HP Theatre Mode
Theatre mode is a special photography mode in your HP Photosmart R817 or R818 digital
camera that is designed to easily let you take effective photographs in a “Theatre” like setting
such as a theater, museum, sporting event, church. Typically, when people take photos at an
event like a school play – the camera flash fires and the image captured is of the backs of the
heads audience members. The

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Some Examples The following images show the effect of theatre mode. All photos were taken without using a tripod and the HP R817 camera. This pictured was taken with the camera set to Auto mode, but with flash forced off to prevent it from firing. While the camera adjusts for the proper exposure, the long shutter time means that the photo is blurred because the people on the stage moved and the camera moved slightly during the photo. The same scene taken in Theatre Mode on the HP Ph

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Will HP Theatre Mode always work? No. HP Theatre mode is very powerful and it will allow you to take photos, hand held, and using zoom, of events you probably could never photograph before – certainly without the use of a extremely fast lens and a tripod. But it is important to remember that a Theatre is a very challenging photographic environment. The images will probably appear more grainy than a photograph taken in normal lighting. If the subject of the photo is move very rapidly –